Friends who often pay attention to our purchase recommendations should have the impression that in the past year, the realme GT Neo5 SE model has often appeared in the purchase content. Especially in the second half of the year, the realme GT Neo5 SE is simply "crazy". In the early 2,000 yuan, you can even buy a 16GB+1TB large-capacity version, which perfectly meets the willingness of users in this price segment to buy a "cheap big bowl". After a year of continuous sales, the successor, the GT Neo6 SE, is here.
The appearance is impressive
The first subjective feeling of the realme GT Neo6 SE is that it is beautiful. Especially the silver version I got this time, the Deco extension area on the back adopts a mirror process, and the bright silver color of the main body of the fuselage adds more refinement to the whole phone. I was worried that after using this mirror material for a period of time, the surface would not leave some scratches and affect the appearance. However, judging from the use of the past week, daily use will not leave obvious marks on the back of the fuselage, so you can rest assured.
Personally, I subjectively believe that the realme GT Neo6 SE has improved its appearance by a notch compared to last year. Considering the positioning of the Realme GT Neo6 SE as an SE model, it is not easy to make a cost-effective model so recognizable and aesthetically pleasing. After all, who can say no to a beautiful, sophisticated phone?
The Realme GT Neo6 SE screen has set a new record in the mobile phone industry this time: a local peak brightness of 6,000 nits. A maximum brightness of up to 1600 nits and a manual excitation brightness of 1000 nits can be achieved in the global state. I've noticed that Realme has added an option to "Increase Brightness Range" to the display and brightness options, which allows you to achieve manual brightness of up to 1000 nits.
In a strong light environment, the display brightness of the Realme GT Neo6 SE screen has enough advantages even with the iPhone 15 Pro Max, which is several times more expensive. Especially after turning on the highest manual brightness, the display effect in outdoor bright light is obviously much clearer and clearer than that of the iPhone.
The Realme GT Neo6 SE also brings a "minimum auto-brightness" adjustment option. You can customize your phone's minimum auto-brightness value. This is a feature that is relatively needed for most ordinary mobile phones. If you use a mobile phone in daily life, you will find that the automatic brightness adjustment of some manufacturers is not accurate, and it often happens that the mobile phone screen needs to manually adjust the brightness of the screen to see clearly. With this setting option, you can manually set the minimum value of your phone's auto-brightness to your liking to ensure a daily viewing experience.
With such a high display brightness screen, it is more suitable for the presentation of HDR content. The Realme GT Neo6 SE adds the ProXDR option, which is only available on flagship phones. When watching some sunsets and lights in the mobile phone album, the dynamic range of the entire photo can be greatly improved with higher local brightness. The Realme GT Neo6 SE even adds a Super HDR feature to the game, but it may be because of the beta version, the effect of this feature in Genshin Impact is not obvious.
Performance has been taken to the next level
The main control solution of the realme GT Neo6 SE uses the third-generation Snapdragon 7+ platform this time. This platform has recently been in a lot of noise with the Snapdragon 8S Gen3 mobile platform in the industry. From the configuration point of view, the third-generation Snapdragon 7+ platform is indeed a good product, as long as it is properly tuned, with a good cooling solution, it can indeed achieve excellent peak performance and gaming performance.
Judging from the measured running score data, the Antutu score of the realme GT Neo6 SE can be stable at 1.52 million+. This is slightly lower than one of the 8S Gen3 models we tested before, but there is no absolute difference in performance between the two. The Snapdragon 7+ Gen3 has a slightly lower score, which is still related to the peak frequency limitations of the two platforms.
For a 7 Series platform, the Realme GT Neo6 SE is actually on par with most Snapdragon 8 Gen2 models, which is clearly a flagship platform. On the GeekBench platform, the realme GT Neo6 SE has a single-core score of 1885 and a multi-core score of 4898. This performance is also expected. In terms of horizontal comparison, it is also a benchmark achievement for the Snapdragon 8 Gen2 platform model.
Therefore, in fact, the performance of the Realme GT Neo6 SE is still relatively good on the whole. In terms of heat dissipation, it also introduces 10014mm² VC cooling, which is the largest in its class, which also gives me more confidence in the gaming performance of this thin and light phone.
In the actual test of Genshin Impact, the Realme GT Neo6 SE really exceeded expectations. The average frame rate was 59.1 fps, which is even slightly better than the 8S Gen3 models we have previously reviewed. At the same time, the frame rate curve of the Realme GT Neo6 SE is also very stable, with less fluctuations. But it's also important to note that the realme GT Neo6 SE consumes more than 6W of power on average in GT mode. Observing the frame rate curve, it can be found that the four large cores of the Realme GT Neo6 SE perform more positively, and can output stably with 2188MHz of firepower under high load, and the Cortex-X4 super core can achieve a maximum operating frequency of 2304MHz, which plays the role of a performance stabilizer.
Overall, the Snapdragon 7+ Gen3 platform inherits the third-generation Snapdragon 8 platform architecture, and the realme GT Neo6 SE has strengthened the thermal design of the fuselage and optimized the power consumption and performance, making this relatively thin and light phone (191g, 8.65mm) have good extreme performance. Especially in terms of gaming performance, it is not inferior to last year's main flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen2 platform model.
Another mid-range hit
In terms of imaging, the Realme GT Neo6 SE is equipped with a dual-camera configuration: the main camera is a 50-megapixel IMX882, and the secondary camera is an 8-megapixel IMX355. The real me didn't force a number of shots like many previous models of the same price range. This set of image solutions also seems to be the benchmark for products at the same price this year, and has been adopted by many models of friends. Judging from the actual shooting effect, the realme GT Neo6 SE takes a pragmatic and sufficient way to take pictures. The two main cameras are capable of shooting most scenes in daily life. For most people, this imaging solution is sufficient.
To its credit, the AIGC elimination function has also been introduced to the Realme GT Neo6 SE this time. Unlike many previous apps and mobile phones, the realme GT Neo6 SE's erasure function can intelligently determine the outline of the person, and can accurately cut out the image, and can accurately fill in the corresponding background. Judging from the measured effect, this function has strong practicability, and the elimination effect in most scenarios can be realized as fake and real.
AIGC eliminates before and after comparisons
Another great experience of the Realme GT Neo6 SE is battery life. It has a large 5500mAh battery with 8T LTPO technology for a class-level display. Compared with LTPS screens, the average power consumption of its screens is reduced by up to 20%. We conducted a three-hour heavy battery life test: after 0.5 hours of Honor of Kings, 1 hour of short video, 0.5 hours of video calls, 0.5 hours of Weibo, and 0.5 hours of video shooting, the phone still has 60% battery left. That's pretty much the best range we've ever used in a mid-range model in its class.
Finally, let's talk about purchasing.
There is no doubt that the Realme GT Neo6 SE is a model that can be accessed with your eyes closed, and it is also a phone that is suitable for most ordinary users. The main price segment of the daily consultation with our users in the background is concentrated in the price range of 2000-3500, and the core needs of such users are also very similar: good battery life, sufficient performance, smooth enough, and a little larger "memory...... Especially now that the game installation package is getting bigger and bigger, and the popularity of short video applications, the last point is even more crucial. That's why last year, the Realme GT Neo5 SE was so popular.
This year's Realme GT Neo6 SE is an upgraded version, and I think it has improved a lot from its predecessor. Especially in terms of performance, it has improved greatly compared to the previous generation of products, and with the help of excellent technology, it has brought a good appearance and excellent battery life. These three points are all pain points that users care about for a cost-effective product, and they are also a big plus. It is conceivable that the Realme GT Neo6 SE will be another blockbuster in the mid-range market.
The only regret is that the realme GT Neo6 SE only offers the highest version of 16+512GB this time, canceling the previous 1TB. This is actually easy to understand, after all, large-capacity memory chips are facing greater cost pressure this year. However, according to the practice of the real me, the 512GB version should also have a very generous price. If you like a friend, you can rush it directly.